Millions of people were unable to follow basic COVID-19 protections because they lacked adequate housing, social protection or access to public services, according to a new international study published by The Lancet.
It was the handiwork of the Washington establishment and its circle of domestic confederates! Few political controversies have exposed the inner workings of Bangladesh’s recent past interim administration ran by Muhammad Yunus’s
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Some time ago, I received an invitation from my Sri Lankan friend Ramani to join a WhatsApp group of Sri Lankans, who had studied Russian at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow at
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor “Is Sri Lanka trying to join a trade agreement, or a new economic system?” and “In a world of fragmented supply chains and regional blocs, what does
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Israel’s upcoming election is being framed as one of the most consequential in its recent history, not only for the country itself but for political dynamics stretching far beyond its borders. As
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by Our Political Affairs Editor Congratulations, Anna. Few politicians walk away from an established platform to pursue an idea they truly believe in. Your decision to chart an independent course makes this
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On May 25, 2026, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at three locations in the Srinagar and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in connection with a terrorism funding case
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A deep political and institutional crisis has engulfed Colombia following the first-round presidential election held on May 31, after President Gustavo Petro publicly rejected preliminary results produced by the country’s rapid-count system.
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A major political confrontation has erupted in Bolivia after President Rodrigo Paz submitted a controversial state of exception bill to Congress on June 3, proposing to authorize military deployment in response to
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The recent flurry of agreements between Sri Lanka and the Maldives reflects a significant deepening of bilateral relations that extends beyond traditional diplomatic engagement into the domains of security, law enforcement, economic
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Pakistan has sought to project calm after Afghanistan’s Taliban government signed a new military technical cooperation agreement with Russia, arguing that the deal is limited in scope and will not fundamentally change
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European political leadership and the future of the continent have come under intense scrutiny following the publication of Las invasiones bárbaras, a new essay by journalist Claudi Pérez. In a wide-ranging discussion
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Deep inside a residential tower in Beijing, where surveillance cameras and plainclothes officers are part of the everyday architecture, You Weijie lives under constant watch. She is the spokesperson of the Mothers
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It’s a fascinating moment for world politics and global markets. Geopolitically, the world is in turmoil, primarily because the United States, still the superpower, has become a fundamentally unreliable actor. President Donald
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There are moments in history when words lose their meaning. Not because dictionaries are rewritten, nor because language itself changes, but because political power empties words of the realities they once described.
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At the end of 2023, Houthi rebels in Yemen began targeting merchant vessels transiting one of the world’s major East–West shipping routes linking the United States and Europe with Asia. Ships using
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